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[plateofshrimp]

Why hello, LiveJournal. We meet again, I see....though on this occasion, it is I who shall be the victor! No longer will you intimidate me with your lack of immediate response and your uncanny ability to swallow entire posts. Today I come upon you with an arsenal of anecdotes guaranteed to shut down your defensive posturing, and eventually make you

Comments

[dietigerin]

I agree, I really like the second one...I don't exactly see where the confusion is, but you know most people write poety reflecting themselves, so maybe they thought the Cliffs were a part of you that was in hiding or something like that.
Just a thought.

[fishbulb9]

i like your poetry a lot.

[fenian_lion]

Very, good. You do not dissapoint. While I agree "Obsidian Cliffs at Noon" is probably the strongest of the three, I think "The Boxer" is really, really good as well. It reminds me of that painting by George Bellows "Stag at Sharkey's" at the Cleveland Museum of Art.